WHAT'S WRONG

Albertafun
Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
edited November 12 in Motivation and Support
I have been logging, watching, weighing, measuring all my food & exercising for 19 days and all I have lost is 1.1 lbs. Am I missing something? Please help

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  • Xpecta
    Xpecta Posts: 451 Member
    Sometimes it's just slow. Your body needs to adjust. But if you're really concerned, you could go to the doctor. They might be able to help you out :) I know it sucks, cause you want better results faster, but at least it's going in the right direction :)
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    How are you calculating your exercise calories? MFP gives incredibly inflated estimates so if you're using their numbers that could be the reason.
  • Albertafun
    Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
    some days I eat all the calories and other days not, not every day is the same
  • hlsours1
    hlsours1 Posts: 10 Member
    Usually when I start a new program or routine I gain the first week then slowly Ill start to see the weight come off. Don't get discouranged. Muscle weighs more then fat. I try no to get on the scale too much, but I def recommend taking before pictures and measurements. They are the best way to track your progress. Keep up the good work! You can do it!
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Hello, fellow Albertan! I took a peek in your diary and it looks pretty good, a few things that I saw but not enough to keep you from losing. (For example, one day you logged soup for lunch at 0ml and 0 calories). How aggressive did you set your weight loss rate? Do you log every single thing? (seems like a dumb question, but I've seen people who would not log binge meals :) )
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    I did Curves several years ago, and I have to say I lost a ton of inches everywhere but very little on the scale no matter what I did :s. The counselor couldn't figure it out either because I was really diligent with my food choices and calories, drank all my water, and went without fail 5 times a week?? Don't give up because all that tightening things up, losing inches and cardio are just as important as the numbers on the scale :D. Eventually it all worked itself out <3
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    Albertafun wrote: »
    some days I eat all the calories and other days not, not every day is the same

    I meant, when you log your exercise, how do you know how many calories you burned?
  • Albertafun
    Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
    sorry yes I do know how many calories I burn and some days I eat those calories and other days no
  • Albertafun
    Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    Hello, fellow Albertan! I took a peek in your diary and it looks pretty good, a few things that I saw but not enough to keep you from losing. (For example, one day you logged soup for lunch at 0ml and 0 calories). How aggressive did you set your weight loss rate? Do you log every single thing? (seems like a dumb question, but I've seen people who would not log binge meals :) )

    Yes I remember that day I was to go back and enter a different soup, I have set my weight loose goal to 1.5 lbs a week, It says that I should be eating 1200 cal. but lots people have told me that it is not enough so I bumped it up to 1400 cal. per day and there doesn't seem a difference. And yes I log everything I'm really trying to be faithful at it. I do feel healthier and sure notice when I eat some I shouldn't.
    thanks Julie
  • Albertafun
    Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
    hlsours1 wrote: »
    Usually when I start a new program or routine I gain the first week then slowly Ill start to see the weight come off. Don't get discouranged. Muscle weighs more then fat. I try no to get on the scale too much, but I def recommend taking before pictures and measurements. They are the best way to track your progress. Keep up the good work! You can do it!

    thanks
  • Albertafun
    Albertafun Posts: 29 Member
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    I did Curves several years ago, and I have to say I lost a ton of inches everywhere but very little on the scale no matter what I did :s. The counselor couldn't figure it out either because I was really diligent with my food choices and calories, drank all my water, and went without fail 5 times a week?? Don't give up because all that tightening things up, losing inches and cardio are just as important as the numbers on the scale :D. Eventually it all worked itself out <3

    thanks, I do notice my pants are looser :)
  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    Sometimes the # on the scale does not matter much at all. I lost 15 pounds, was still 10 away from my goal, started lifting weights and over the course of a year I have stayed the same but lost several inches and my pants are way too big. Measurements are the way to go. You also may want to take progress pics every so often so you can actually see the changes. Good luck.
  • Katiebear_81
    Katiebear_81 Posts: 719 Member
    Looser pants is great! I know it's hard to be motivated when the metrics you want to see change aren't changing.
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